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Sestamibi Scan

An imaging test used to find overactive parathyroid glands (four pea-sized glands found on the thyroid) and breast cancer cells, and to diagnose… 
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Review
2011
Review
2011
1000 minimally invasive parathyroidectomies without intra‐operative parathyroid hormone measurement: lessons learned
Background:  Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP) has become the procedure of choice in the treatment of primary… 
2008
2008
Correlation of plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels with severity of primary hyperparathyroidism and likelihood of parathyroid adenoma localization on sestamibi scan.
OBJECTIVES To determine the relationship between preoperative plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels and severity of primary… 
2004
2004
Improved recognition of dysfunctioning myocardial segments by longitudinal strain rate versus velocity in patients with myocardial infarction.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Increased 99mTc-sestamibi accumulation in normal liver and drug-resistant tumors after the administration of the glycoprotein inhibitor, XR9576.
99mTc-sestamibi, a substrate of the multidrug transporter P-glycoprotein (Pgp), has been used as a functional imaging agent for… 
2002
2002
Comparison of quick parathyroid assay for uniglandular and multiglandular parathyroid disease.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The false-positive parathyroid sestamibi: a real or perceived problem and a case for radioguided parathyroidectomy.
OBJECTIVE To demonstrate that the positive parathyroid sestamibi scan, if correctly interpreted and applied, truly represents a… 
2000
2000
Relation between evolutionary ST segment and T-wave direction and electrocardiographic prediction of mycardial infarct size and left ventricular function among patients with anterior wall Q-wave…
1998
1998
The ectopic parathyroid adenoma: a cost justification for routine preoperative localization with technetium Tc 99m sestamibi scan.
OBJECTIVES To evaluate the cumulative costs of failure to identify the ectopic parathyroid adenoma when exploration without… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Preoperative localization of parathyroid tissue with technetium-99m sestamibi 123I subtraction scanning.
To evaluate the utility of technetium-99m (Tc-99m) sestamibi for visualization of functioning parathyroid tissue, 14 subjects… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Technetium-99m sestamibi: an indicator of breast cancer invasiveness
As recently shown, angiogenesis is the most reliable marker of breast cancer invasiveness. Unfortunately it must be assessed by… 
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